Category: The Latest
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Recruiting: Steve Holtz commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – The University of Michigan has locked up another homegrown product. Steve Holtz, a native of White Lake, has announced his commitment to Mel Pearson and the Wolverines hockey program. “I picked Michigsn because it felt right,” Holtz told MiHockey. “It felt like a place I could call home and develop as a…
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Drummond Island kids leave at 3 a.m. for Detroit field trip with Justin Abdelkader
By @MichaelCaples – DETROIT – Stacy Geyer said her students were excited to see the traffic heading into Detroit Thursday morning. When you live on an island in the Upper Peninsula, you don’t often trucks crowding four-lane highways. Geyer, a first and second-grade teacher at Drummond Islander Elementary, orchestrated a school-wide participation in the “Red…
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Griffins coach Todd Nelson joining Dallas Stars as assistant coach
By @StefanKubus – He played on the inaugural Grand Rapids Griffins team in the 1996-97 season and led them to a Calder Cup 20 years later as a coach. Now, Todd Nelson is heading back to the NHL. Nelson, 49, is set to join the recently-hired Jim Montgomery on the Dallas Stars’ bench as an…
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New auction offers the chance to buy “Joe Louis Arena” letters
By @MichaelCaples – There’s another auction taking place for items from Joe Louis Arena, and while there may not be as many eye-catching items as the first go-round, there’s one…massive…item up for sale. From June 6 through June 8, fans have the opportunity to bid on the iconic “Joe Louis Arena” lettering that welcomed patrons…
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Recruiting: Jacob Bauer commits to Western Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Western Michigan is a Bauer school – now in more ways than one. Jacob Bauer, a defenseman from the Little Caesars 15-Only squad, has committed to coach Andy Murray and the Broncos hockey program. “Ever since I was a kid, it was always a goal of mine to play college hockey –…
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2001 birth-year player invites for 2018 USA Hockey Select 17 Camp announced
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the list of 2001 birth-year players receiving invites to the 2018 USA Hockey Select 17 Camp. Congrats to the following players: Forwards Sam Antennucci Jacob Badal Patrick Guzzo Max Klanow Michael Mancinelli Josh Nodler Carson Riddle Dan Russell Alexander Trombley Colin West Defensemen…
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2002 birth-year player invites for 2018 USA Hockey Select 16 Camp announced
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association has announced the list of 2002 birth-year players receiving invites to the 2018 USA Hockey Select 16 Camp. Congrats to the following players: Forwards Ryan Beck Mark Estapa Avery Hayes Dominic James Tanner Kelly Owen Michaels Dominic Mufarreh Josh Rule Garrett Szydlowski Defensemen Jacob Bauer…
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List of Michigan names at the 2018 NHL Scouting Combine
By @MichaelCaples – The list of players slated to participate in this week’s NHL Scouting Combine has been released via members of the media, and there are plenty of Michigan names to be pulling for as it takes place Buffalo. The scouting combine takes place now through June 2; MiHockey will be posting the fitness…
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Tom Garrity named new president and commissioner of USHL
By @MichaelCaples – There’s a new man in charge of the USHL. The top junior league in the country announced today that Tom Garrity has been named the new president and commissioner. Garrity had been serving as the interim commissioner since November, replacing Bob Fallen. “I am thrilled and honored to be named President and Commissioner…
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Recruiting: Luke Hughes commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Another member of the Hughes family is heading to Ann Arbor. Luke Hughes has announced his commitment to the University of Michigan. Hughes, the youngest of three brothers all making names for themselves in the state of Michigan, just wrapped up his first season in Hockeytown with Little Caesars. The @MAHA_Hockey boys’…